Gov. Phil Bredesen has recommended a $250,000 Appalachian Regional Commission grant to assist Kingsport in building phase one of the Riverwalk project to develop tourism in the city and region. "I am proud to recommend the city of Kingsport for assistance

The Marines of Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 24th Regiment of the Marine Corps Reserve, were activated today in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. They will be deployed this fall to the Central Command Area of Operations in the Middle East.